Aug 23--PRNewswire/AsiaNetDRUG APPROVAL... ATLANTA: Eye health unit, Novartis Opthalmics, today said the United States Food and Drug Administration had approved its Visudyne eye treatment, used to alleviate a severe eye condition - classic subfoeval choroidal neovascularisation.INTERNET CONSULTING... SEOUL: Cisco Systems Inc today said that it would team with LG-EDS Systems to offer Internet business consulting services to key Korean companies. Cisco e-business strategies would be used in tandem with LG-EDS systems, according to a news release.PHARMACEUTICAL ALLIANCE... RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK: Quintiles Transnational Corp and Novia Pharmaceuticals Ltd have announced a strategic alliance to provide preclinical services for Novia's lead compound for treating central nervous system disorders.CANCER RESEARCH... LITTLE ROCK: A world-first institute dedicated to research into a rare form of bone marrow cancer would be built by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, a press statement said today.ONLINE BRANDING... CARLSBAD: Callaway Golf Company has chosen to enhance its brand online using San Francisco advertising agency, TBWA\Chiat\Day, the company said today. Interactivity, personalisation and direct marketing would be key planks of the company's online communications strategy, according to the media release.INVESTOR SLUMP... NEW YORK: TD Waterhouse Group Inc today said market conditions and a slump in investor activity in the third quarter had led them to report a dividend of $.03 per share no revenues of $US 257 million.AUTO CONTRACT... LIVONIA: TRW Inc has announced a $US 900 million contract from Fiat and Renault for its Electrically Assisted Steering products.COFFEE POURED... HONG KONG: Pacific Coffee Company would open another three Hong Kong stores this month, a news release today reported. "Our goal is to have a store in every location we viably can in order to bring the "Perfect Cup" closer to you", company ceo, Thomas Neir said. (AsiaNet is a consortium of leading news agencies distributing unedited, translated press releases for worldwide clients. Contact: www.asianet.com.au